BRANDYWINE, BATTLE OF THE

in the American Revolution, fought Sept. 11, 1777, along Brandywine Creek. The creek, formed by two small branches in SE Pennsylvania, flows southeast to join, near Wilmington, Del., the Christina River, which empties into the Delaware. The British under Sir William Howe were advancing on Philadelphia from Elkton, Md., and General Washington, realizing that they would cross the stream, placed most of his army at Chadds Ford. Howe sent General Wilhelm Knyphausen to feint an attack at Chadds Ford, while he himself, with General Cornwallis, struck the American right flank, where Gen. John Sullivan could not check the attack. Washington ordered a retreat to Chester, Pa. The British continued their advance and took Philadelphia (Sept. 27, 1777).

See H. S. Canby, The Brandywine (1941).

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...occurred in this section of Pennsylvania. Topics : Brandywine Creek, Battle of 1777 Germantown, Battle of 1777 Valley Forge...1777-1778 Pre-Civil War: Fox, Paula, The Slave Dancer (Dell, 1973 ).Thirteen-year-old...
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...signed his letters with great flourishes of affection. In September 1777, Lafayette conducted himself bravely at the Battle of Brandywine--successfully rallying American colonist soldiers who were in the process of beating a hasty retreat--and was...
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...Days, the Defense of the Peninsula and the Battle of Williamsburg" are topics at a seminar to be held on the campus of the College of William and Mary...19-20: The Historic Surratt Museum, 9118 Brandywine Road in Clinton, will hold a Spring Open...
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